Thursday, December 15, 2011

WRITING PROMPT: The Time Is Now, Week 50 via @poetswritersinc

The year is coming to a close, all the more reason to buckle down and keep writing: The Time Is Now.

POETRY PROMPT

Look back through the poems you've written this year and make a list of images or words you've repeated. This list will guide you toward identifying your poetic obsessions. Choose one of your poetic obsessions and write a poem that fully explores it.

FICTION PROMPT

Write a story that opens with your main character doing something that is completely antithetical to his or her personality. Let the story be about how this character came to do what he or she did.

THE BEST BOOKS FOR WRITERS

Each week we recommend a book--a newly published title or an invaluable classic--that will help you on your writing journey. This week's pick:

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